1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1923_Great_Kanto_Earthquake

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath	yes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	7.9
gptkbp:casualties	over 100,000
gptkbp:commemorates	gptkb:Disaster_Prevention_Day_in_Japan
gptkbp:date	1923-09-01
gptkbp:destroyedBy	widespread destruction in Tokyo widespread destruction in Yokohama
gptkbp:economicImportance	severe recession in Japan
gptkbp:epicenter	gptkb:Sagami_Bay
gptkbp:fireModes	yes
gptkbp:followedBy	major aftershocks
gptkbp:governmentResponse	martial law declared
gptkbp:in_film	depicted in "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0"
gptkbp:in_literature	depicted in "The Makioka Sisters"
gptkbp:influenced	urban planning in Tokyo Japanese disaster management policy
gptkbp:internationalAid	received from China received from United Kingdom received from United States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Japan gptkb:Kanto_region
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	worldwide
gptkbp:notableDeath	Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's mother
gptkbp:notableDesigner	gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_(Imperial_Hotel)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Great_Tokyo_Fire massacre of Koreans
gptkbp:notableFeature	collapse of Nihonbashi collapse of Yokohama Customs House destruction of Imperial Hotel avoided liquefaction in reclaimed land
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:government_position Emperor Taisho's message to victims emergency food distribution mobilization of Japanese military refugee camps established
gptkbp:notableSurvivor	gptkb:Kiyoshi_Shiga gptkb:Yasunari_Kawabata
gptkbp:plate_boundary	Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate
gptkbp:precededBy	minor foreshocks
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Kantō_Massacre gptkb:1923_Tokyo_fire_tornado 1923 tsunami
gptkbp:restored	led to rebuilding of Tokyo
gptkbp:scientific_study	led to advances in seismology
gptkbp:seismic_intensity	shindo 6+ (JMA scale)
gptkbp:tsunami	yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:St._Andrew's_Church,_Yokohama gptkb:Hongo_campus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1923 Great Kanto Earthquake